Making Lemonade: Teaching Young Children to Think Optimistically

Making Lemonade: Teaching Young Children to Think Optimistically

Authors: Derry Koralek, Laura J. Colker

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546612 (Softbound)

546629 (e-book)

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978-1-60554-661-2 (Softbound)

978-1-60554-662-9 (e-book)

Age Focus: 3-6

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The benefits of an optimistic thinking style have slowly been seeping into early childhood teaching practice through research on resiliency, leadership, health, and what has been termed “grit.” Yet there remains a large vacuum in teacher education on both the importance and mechanics of teaching young children to become optimistic thinkers.

Making Lemonade is the first-to-market book on the topic of learned optimism in young children and provides practical, hands-on exercises and activities teachers and families can use to positively affect children. Learned optimism can equip children to be more successful learners and healthier individuals.

160 pages

Authors Derry Koralek and Laura J. Colker chatted with us about inspiration, misconceptions, and gratitude. Click here to read their Author Spotlight interview.

About Derry Koralek

Derry Koralek spent more than 14 years writing and editing publications for NAEYC. She was the Editor in Chief of Young Children, NAEYC’s peer-reviewed professional journal and creator and more..

About Laura J. Colker

Laura J. Colker is an international author, lecturer, and trainer in early childhood education. She is the author, or coauthor, over 150 publications and instructional guides and has contributed to more..

Reviews

- April 29, 2019

"Making Lemonade fuses dynamic research and exquisite practices—launching a new era in early childhood education. Zeroing in on rich skill sets for young children, the authors generate bold avenues for lifelong optimism, mindfulness, and resilience in young children. With the powerful integration of mental health, human connection, and family engagement, Making Lemonade fashions a state-of-the-art environment—in which teachers, families, and children alike will thrive. If I were changing the world, I would start here!"

Review by: Sally Durbin,
Co-Founder, Teaching At The Beginning, Inc.
- February 25, 2019

"Supporting children in developing an optimistic outlook is critical in fostering their resilience. In this practical and extremely important book, Laura Colker and Derry Koralek offer us many strategies for planting such seeds of hope.”

Review by: Travis Wright,
EdD, Counseling Psychology and Early Childhood Education Dir
- February 25, 2019

"A great strength of Making Lemonade is its respect for the early childhood workforce. This book is a feast of practical resources—easy-to-implement tips, adaptable classroom activities, lists of children’s books, links to useful programs and lesson plans—all grounded in research and in the authors’ broad experience and deep wisdom.”

Review by: Marilou Hyson,
Early Child Development Consultant
- February 15, 2019

"In a time when our children are reaching out for emotional partners and teachers are feeling the daily frustrations of extremely challenging children’s behaviors—teachers are feeling helpless and hopeless. Making Lemonade systematically helps teachers understand optimism, build a culture of optimism and provides realistic strategies and tools to embed optimism as part of the classroom climate. I am positively sure you will love reading and experiencing Making Lemonade."

Review by: Stephen Zwolak,
Executive Director, UCCC, & CEO, LUME Institute
- February 14, 2019

"In this ground-breaking, research-based, and practical book, Colker and Koralek, two of the most optimistic and creative educators I know, have given us something we weren’t sure could be taught—ways of helping children, families, and teachers themselves learn optimism. Hopefully, these strategies for promoting optimism and building resilience, mindfulness, grit, growth mindset, gratitude, happiness, and kindness will become essential elements of all programs in these challenging and stressful times."

Review by: Sue Bredekamp,
Early Education Consultant and Editor

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